How to Fall in Love with Your Life During Quarantine
At the time of this writing, April 2020 is blooming and we all are (or should be!) collectively social distancing in a major way. Some
At the time of this writing, April 2020 is blooming and we all are (or should be!) collectively social distancing in a major way. Some
“Blogging just seems kindof easy for me, you know?” I told my friend over the phone, explaining my predicament. After years of creating positive social
I wrote this grounding prayer to help you come back home to yourself in moments of doubt, confusion, and anxiety. I hope it helps you
Hi gorgeous readers, I meant to post a round-up of my 2018 sometime in December. An end of the year blog post… at the end
Have you ever scrambled around trying to find your glasses, only to realize twenty minutes later they were perched on your head the whole time?
In this free video training we talk about time — how to manage it, how to drop the guilt over taking time for ourselves, and how to break our work into bite-sized tasks to cut through the feeling of overwhelm.
“I have written 11 books but each time I think ‘Uh-oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re
Hey beautiful friends, I have been stubbornly clinging to the idea that each of my blog posts has to be a standalone piece of art
“Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the
“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside
“…if you are writing without zest, without gusto, without love, without fun, you are only half a writer. It means you are so busy keeping
Since my last blog post, I moved away from Illinois (where I have spent my entire life), and I’m writing this post from the couch of my
“I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.” ~Sylvia Plath Epiphanies. Insights.
“What begins as something like a dream will in fact stay a dream forever unless you have the tools and the discipline to bring it
Every creative project has a backstory, a truth behind the curtain, a core reality that deviates from the flashy final product we see at the
“I live in a state of joyous anticipation, as well as quiet realization” – Ernest Holmes At the end of each year I publish
This week, I celebrate two anniversaries in my creative life: Four years ago, my mentor and I created a farmers market. We spent several years
I try to imbue all of my blog posts with a sense of timelessness – I purposely leave out the daily drudgery and updates about
“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” – Andy Warhol My blog has been frozen in
“Perhaps someday I’ll crawl back home, beaten, defeated. But not as long as I can make stories out of my heartbreak, beauty out of sorrow.”
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” ― Edgar Allan Poe Unfocus your
“Once you have learned to trust your own voice and allowed that creative force inside you to come out, you can direct it to write
I love the fresh start of a new year. Every December I daydream in the realm of possibility – I envision the person I want
“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” – May Sarton One winter when I was
“Write What You Know” seems like the most repeated writing advice out there. It can also come off as the most confusing and the most
Stories make up the latticed marrow of my bones. I want my stories flushed out for the world to see in their flaws and imperfections,
“At the center of your being you have the answer: you know who you are and you know what you want.” – Lao Tzu
Happy first birthday to my blossoming little blog! If you have ever spent a moment on this website, I thank you from the depths of
“I write to discover what I know.” – Flannery O’Connor Expression is one of the bravest things I know. It takes bravery to put
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is
“All the great saints, in all the traditions, are beings who live absolute passion.” – Daniel Odier When we meet new people, one of the
“Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” – E. E. Cummings
“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The
“Creativity takes courage. ” – Henri Matisse Do you spend five minutes a day checking your facebook? Do you spend five minutes a day living
Several years back, I received a nudge of inner guidance to start a spirituality blog. It was 2009, I was a freshman in college, and